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Underground tours of an old mine with fluorescent minerals, plus displays of machinery & a museum.
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Reviews — 5
Absolutely one of the best day trips to take even with young children. Our tour guide was a wealth of information with his in-depth and had his audience attentive at all times.
I love discovery the rich history of NJ and Sterling is definitely one of those gems.
I love discovery the rich history of NJ and Sterling is definitely one of those gems.
Wonderful experience and very educational. I wish that the tour included less people, it was very packed and some screaming crying children made it very difficult to hear what the guide was saying, but there was plenty to see.
Cool place but service was awful. The two women were not friendly when we were buying tickets. Then we wanted to order food and they told us we would have to wait until one of them became free. Ok no problem, but then they proceeded to walk past us 4 times and were hanging out at the front completely ignoring us the 30 minutes we waited. The place was empty may I add. Also many of the rocks for purchase were not labeled in the cases and seemed to have no perceptible order to be easy to find. The ladies acted like they were doing us a favor when we went to ring up our purchase. Definitely took away from the experience and didn’t think it was worth it. There are other places like this such as Luray Caverns in VA and Natural Bridge caverns in Texas that have a much better experience. Giving stars for the rocks/minerals/geodes and the great tour guide though if you are in the back it’s hard to hear over people’s chatter.
A hidden Gem! (Pun intended). We had an amazing experience. Plenty to see, the tour guides were great, the kids (and adults) will learn a ton. Overall a great place, greater than I expected.
This is a great place to visit especially if you're a rock hound. There are 2 hour tours through the mine, where they explain everything and show the inside of the mines. It's super cold in the tunnels, and lots of dripping water. It was awesome. There is a gift shop with lots of great rocks. There is an area to go through rock piles but it costs extra and only 18+. You can buy a bag of sand to sift through in the water. Kinda like panning for gold. That produced alot of pretty rocks, some fossils, and some shark teeth. Can't wait to go back again.
